what was hogan/flairs 1st match?

[calmlikeabomb420]

was it the one on greatest superstars of the 90's???

[Steveweiser]

October 22nd 1991 in Dayton, OH - Flair won by count-out after Bobby Heenan grabbed Hogan's leg to stop him entering the ring. Many think their match in Oakland, CA three days later was their first match, but this trumped it.

[ICBM]

WWF wasted that opportunity. I have read somewhere that Hogan and Vince had heat and both knew he was headed for Hollywood and so the match didn't happen as it should have @wm8. WCW for all the wrong or right they did nailed it with Flair/Hogan at BTB94. That card and the way that match was promoted was a cornerstone for what WCW did in the 90's

[calmlikeabomb420]

is there youtube vid of this?

[johnnyk9]

unless someone fan camed it i doubt it

[quantum]

Jun 19, 2010 19:42:09 GMT -5 ICBM said:

WWF wasted that opportunity. I have read somewhere that Hogan and Vince had heat and both knew he was headed for Hollywood and so the match didn't happen as it should have @wm8. WCW for all the wrong or right they did nailed it with Flair/Hogan at BTB94. That card and the way that match was promoted was a cornerstone for what WCW did in the 90's

The main reason they didn;t go with Hogan VS Flair at WM 8 is there matches were not drawing as well as they would have hoped on the house show circuit earlier on in the year. Sid had also signed with WWF and part of his contract was he would main event WM which he did as a double main event with Hogan. It was never a done deal or even in the pipeline that Hogan VS Flair would main event WM 8 as much as some of the NWA/WCW and WWF fans would have wanted.

[DavidArquette]

Anyone think Flair/Hogan at WM8 would've been better than their BATB '94 match?

[Todd Pettengill]

I believe Hogan & Flair wrestled in '82 or '83. which would have been well before the Dayton house show.

[Snake "The Jake" Roberts]

Jun 19, 2010 19:42:09 GMT -5 ICBM said:

WWF wasted that opportunity. I have read somewhere that Hogan and Vince had heat and both knew he was headed for Hollywood and so the match didn't happen as it should have @wm8. WCW for all the wrong or right they did nailed it with Flair/Hogan at BTB94. That card and the way that match was promoted was a cornerstone for what WCW did in the 90's

Still think the WWF booked it better but never pulled the trigger on the big match. The opportunity to have the wcw/NWA champ and the WWF champ face is a once in a lifetime chance and to do it at mania? It didn't mean as much when WCW had it.

As far as the houses not being good, they were some of the best drawing since 1990.

[Snake "The Jake" Roberts]

Jun 20, 2010 11:23:01 GMT -5 DavidArquette said:

Anyone think Flair/Hogan at WM8 would've been better than their BATB '94 match?

I think so. more emotion, more hype, atmosphere, longer buildup, both were younger, etc.

[mydixiewrecked]

Jun 20, 2010 16:08:09 GMT -5 Todd Pettengill said:

I believe Hogan & Flair wrestled in '82 or '83. which would have been well before the Dayton house show.

I remember Backlund vs Flair, but I'm 99.9% sure a Hogan/Flair match never happened in the 80's

[Todd Pettengill]

Jun 20, 2010 18:20:35 GMT -5 mydixiewrecked said:

Jun 20, 2010 16:08:09 GMT -5 Todd Pettengill said:

I believe Hogan & Flair wrestled in '82 or '83. which would have been well before the Dayton house show.

I remember Backlund vs Flair, but I'm 99.9% sure a Hogan/Flair match never happened in the 80's

Hogan says they locked horns in his book.

From "Hollywood Hulk Hogan":

Hulk said:

Then I wrestled him in in '83, when I began my second run in New York. That's when we got to be friends.

[mydixiewrecked]

Jun 20, 2010 18:52:44 GMT -5 Todd Pettengill said:

Jun 20, 2010 18:20:35 GMT -5 mydixiewrecked said:

I remember Backlund vs Flair, but I'm 99.9% sure a Hogan/Flair match never happened in the 80's

Hogan says they locked horns in his book.

From "Hollywood Hulk Hogan":

Hulk said:

Then I wrestled him in in '83, when I began my second run in New York. That's when we got to be friends.

did the AWA and the NWA even co-promote shows then?

[calmlikeabomb420]

i actually think wm 8 turned out betta the way it was..i never seen flair as a threat to hogan.. savage/flair i knew would be good.. sid was a good opponent for hogan and with the warrior returning.. made for a much better wm imo